Stopper
ca. 1820-1825 (made)
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Of 'Nelson' or 'cylinder' type, with cylindrical body cut with wide 'pillars' alternating with groups of five vertical V-grooves, the neck flares inwards, and is cut below the mouth with six 'prisms' or step cuts, the base is flat and radially cut, and the 'mushroom-shaped' stopper (which is a replacement of the same period, but which sits too high and is of a different colour) is radially cut. The front 'pillar' is wider than others and is cut with an oval surround with a sulphide inclusion of a ducal crest for a brother of George IV. This comprises a crowned lion on a coronet enclosed by the garter inscribed 'HONI.SOIT.QUI.MAL.Y.PENSE' and surmounted by another coronet, and the reverse is lettered 'Patent London'.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lead glass, cut and with sulphide inclusion |
| Brief description | Stopper from a cut glass decanter with a sulphide inclusion of ducal crest of a brother of George IV, Apsley Pellatt & Co., made at Falcon Glass Works, ca. 1820-1825 |
| Physical description | Of 'Nelson' or 'cylinder' type, with cylindrical body cut with wide 'pillars' alternating with groups of five vertical V-grooves, the neck flares inwards, and is cut below the mouth with six 'prisms' or step cuts, the base is flat and radially cut, and the 'mushroom-shaped' stopper (which is a replacement of the same period, but which sits too high and is of a different colour) is radially cut. The front 'pillar' is wider than others and is cut with an oval surround with a sulphide inclusion of a ducal crest for a brother of George IV. This comprises a crowned lion on a coronet enclosed by the garter inscribed 'HONI.SOIT.QUI.MAL.Y.PENSE' and surmounted by another coronet, and the reverse is lettered 'Patent London'. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed 'HONI.SOIT.QUI.MAL.Y.PENSE', and lettered 'Patent London'. |
| Credit line | Bought with the assistance of an anonymous charitable trust |
| Object history | Henry Fox Collection; Bonhams, London, 8th December 2004, lot 137 |
| Other number | 1009 - Glass gallery number |
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| Accession number | C.4:1-2005 |
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| Record created | April 19, 2005 |
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